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Runaway Train is a 1985 American action thriller film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay and John P. Ryan.The screenplay by Djordje Milicevic, Paul Zindel and Edward Bunker was based on an original 1960s screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, with uncredited contributions by frequent Kurosawa collaborators Hideo Oguni and Ryūzō Kikushima.
He earned both a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Runaway Train (1985). Through the 1990s and 2000s, he maintained dramatic film and TV film roles while appearing in TV series.
In 1985, Voight teamed up with Russian writer and director Andrei Konchalovsky to play the role of escaped con Oscar "Manny" Manheim in Runaway Train. The script was based on a story by Akira Kurosawa, and paired Voight with Eric Roberts as a fellow escapee, and Rebecca De Mornay as an assistant locomotive engineer.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985 for his role as the escaped convict Buck in the film Runaway Train; the award went to Don Ameche for Cocoon. In 1987, he won the Theatre World Award for his Broadway debut performance in Burn This.
Danny Trejo (/ ˈ t r eɪ h oʊ /, Spanish:; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor.A native of Los Angeles, Trejo's film career began in 1985, when he landed a role in Runaway Train (1985).
1985 Runaway Train: Oscar 'Manny' Manheim 1986 Desert Bloom: Jack Chismore 1990 Eternity: Edward / James Also writer 1995 Heat: Nate 1996 Mission: Impossible: Jim Phelps 1997 The Rainmaker: Leo F. Drummond Rosewood: John Wright Anaconda: Paul Serone [5] U Turn: Blind Man Most Wanted: General Adam Woodward / Lt. Col. Grant Casey 1998 Enemy of ...
John Patrick Ryan (July 30, 1936 – March 20, 2007 [1]) was an American actor.A prolific character actor known for playing "slimy villains, tough cops, and military officers," [1] he worked with notable directors like Bob Rafelson, Francis Ford Coppola, Andrei Konchalovsky, Arthur Penn, Philip Kaufman, and The Wachowskis, and often appeared in films starring his friend Jack Nicholson.
Trejo's film career began in 1985, when he "accidentally" landed a role in Runaway Train, playing a boxer for a daily fee of $320. Prior to that, Trejo had served time in prison on multiple occasions and worked as a drug counsellor after his release.